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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Guys, I have to drill some wooden knobs out that have a 1/8 hole out to make it 5/8 how would you hold them so I can use the drillpress and not damage the exterior of the knob? This is almost the exact knob I'm working with. Thanks

 
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Shop towel, hold with a pair of visegrips, clamp in place on the drill press.

Shop towel, hold with a wood "handscrew" type clamp, clamp to the table with a second one.

Vise jaws of wood, or just some cloth. Clamp knob in vise with the center point of the hole 5/16" above the top of the vise's jaws. Use the vise's jaws as a steady rest for the handdrilling. Tape as a depth stop wrapped around the bit.

Might be a few more ways out there….
 
#5 ·
Well after looking around a little while here's what I came up with. I took a piece of 2×4 and drilled a shallow recess for the knob to sit in, then a square of 1/2" plywood with a hole slightly larger then the base and screwed the plywood to the 2×4 sandwiching the knob in the middle. Used my metal vise to hold the 2×4 leveled with a a bubble level in the center. Then used my drill press to make the hole. Worked great!!

Wood Rectangle Hardwood Circle Plywood


Wood Gas Circle Hardwood Plywood
 

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